“HORIÁTIKI SALATA”

(GREEK SALAD)

4-5 vine-ripened red tomatoes

1 red onion

1 cucumber

1 green bell pepper

150g Greek feta cheese

10 Greek olives

Greek dried oregano

sea salt

Greek extra virgin olive oil

Red wine vinegar

Cut the tomatoes into bite-sized pieces. Salt lightly. Peel and slice the cucumber.

You may also cut the slices in half. Salt lightly. Slice the pepper into rings, removing

the seeds. Slice the onion into thin rings.

Put the tomatoes, cucumbers, green pepper, olives and onion in a large salad bowl.

Sprinkle with oregano. Pour olive oil and a little red wine vinegar over the salad and

toss. Then place the feta cheese on top of the salad, either as a slice or crumbled.

Pour a little olive oil over the feta cheese and sprinkle it with oregano (and a little

black pepper-if you like it!). Serve along with rustic, hard-crusted bread. (You can

put a small piece of bread on your fork and dip it into the salad juices that have

accumulated at the bottom of the salad bowl – this is called “papara” and it’s

delicious!)

This salad can either accompany your main meal or it can be enjoyed as your main

meal. It can easily become a vegetarian dish or suitable for Lent by omitting the

feta.

Always prepare “Horiátiki salata” right before serving it and since it doesn't keep

well in the fridge (it gets soggy quickly), prepare as much as you need.

“Horiatiki” means "in the peasant manner" and it denotes the rustic character of

the salad with its roughly chopped, colourful vegetables glistening under the rich

coating of Greek extra virgin olive oil.

KALI OREXI! – ENJOY YOUR MEAL!